<p>I sent an e-mail to one of my advisors. The advisor I usually go to sent an auto reply that she wasn't going to be in the office until next week, so I sent an e-mail to the other advisor. I just wanted to verify that I am on track to graduate in the Spring and that I am taking the correct classes.</p>
<p>The advisor responded: "YES YOU ARE BUT REMEMBER YOU NEED A’S AND B’S"</p>
<p>I was confused by that comment. I never heard that I needed A's and B's to graduate, so I responded with this: "Which classes do I need A's and B's in? This is the first time I have heard this."</p>
<p>She responded back: "Business classes maybe repeat some “D”s or continue taking business class to raise gpa"</p>
<p>Now I'm really confused. I don't even understand what she is trying to say, so I responded back with this: "I am a little confused. I retook the classes I got D's in and got C's. Do I have to get A's and B's in the 6 classes listed below to graduate?"</p>
<p>She responded back with this: "THE GRADES ARE NOT REPLACED THEY ARE JUST AVARAGED TOGETHER SO THE MORE A’S AND B’S YOU GET THE BETTER"</p>
<p>Avaraged? Are you kidding me? Somebody who works for a University can't spell averaged. Give me a break. Second of all, my question wasn't even answered. I felt like I was in a Abbott and Costello movie. </p>
<p>Well I responded back with this: "I understand that they are not replaced, but will I still graduate if I don't get ALL A's and B's in the last 6 classes? Thank you for your time."</p>
<p>Lol where do you go to school? My advisement during orientation/registration was ridiculously stupid. </p>
<p>Me: “So we need to take all these core classes to graduate?”
Her: “No you need to choose from each category”
Me: “What categories”
Her: “You know, math, English, history, art, etc”
Me: “Do I have to take one class from each?”
Her: “I think so, just pick the ones you like”
Me: “You think so? Are you sure? I don’t want to screw up and end up choosing classes that don’t count towards my degree”
Her: “Oh don’t worry about your degree until junior or senior year, just take what you like”
Me: “…”
Her: “…”
Me: “…Thank you… I think” </p>
<p>Then I just use the school website to see what I need to graduate… I hate my school and I have not even started there yet. Oh how these 4 years will be brutal</p>
<p>My advisors are the exact same as both Insomniatic’s and Moonnites’s. They keep saying not to worry about anything until I’m a junior and that I should just get good grades in classes I want. Considering I’m a double-major in two sciences who kinda wants to be out within five years? Um, yeah, real helpful.</p>
<p>So, uh, don’t expect much of an answer to the last question, try to ask someone else, or consult another advisor if possible. My university has “go-to people” who we can depend on when someone drops the ball for us or is completely inept. This is one of those times when I would search for those people!</p>
<p>Wow! I had similar problems… when I started at my community college we had to meet with our advisors and plan out everything. Well, I told her that I was planning on transfering into a nursing program at a 4-year school because I wanted my bachelors degree. She went on to show me the classes I should take so I took everything she told me to. Later on when I was looking at different colleges, I found out that none of the classes were right. She put me in classes that could be used for the nursing program at the community college, but they wouldn’t transfer anywhere else. I had to stay an extra year to make up for all that time. </p>
<p>Now I tell everyone to do the research themselves and figure out what they need because you can’t rely on these people… I just wish I knew!</p>
<p>Ditto-ing the “wow” earlier. Holy. At least your advisors reply though? lmao! oh my gosh though… the emails you have in your inbox could be enough to get that lady fired. :p</p>
<p>I experienced similar idiocy at my school, except for me the school took advantage of my naivety and confusion my first two years in college. My community college outright lied to me about AP credits. They mislead me to think that no one would accept them, when in reality, the community college wouldn’t accept them. Yes, Stanford and UC Berkeley will accept my AP scores, but my prestigious community college wouldn’t. So, I took several classes I didn’t need to. I joined the “honors society” that makes sure to tell you how much they’ll help you, and when I asked the woman who ran the club to help me figure out if my AP scores could be used for college credits, she brushed me off and said it was in the course catalog, which it wasn’t. I never actually went to see a counselor, but I’ve heard from other students that the counselors lie and have you take classes that aren’t even required for whatever you’re studying. I’m so ****ed off I just switched to another community college for the fall. The previous school is a five minute drive, the new school is a 30 minute drive if we don’t factor in rush hour (I’m so afraid of the commute once I have to go with the other commuters), and I’ll still go there before I ever consider going back to my previous school. My transfer counselor there was appalled that my school had me take classes I didn’t need. At least my new school has competent counselors, even if the financial aid office is run by lying idiots. Don’t even get me started on them.</p>
<p>This is why I do my own advising. I try to get out of going to an advisor but they put a ‘bar’ on your account so you can’t register that only the advisor can take off after you visit them.</p>
<p>I actually advise all my friends because I know the requirements by heart. And all the shortcuts the advisors never tell.</p>
<p>I hate going to my advisors. It is a complete waste of time. I know all the classes I need to take, but I just wanted to get verification. Instead, I got nowhere. I guess I will just wait until the other advisor is availble that I always go to.</p>
<p>My college has 6 full-time general academic advisers and at least one of them is completely useless (mine :(). I think she is still working with the information from the year she was hired, which are more than outdated by now. I only see her for signatures. </p>
<p>Fortunately one of the other advisers is fantastic. He seems to know the requirements for every single major by heart, every single professor, every important staff member, every deadline, all interesting loopholes etc. I talk to him whenever I need actual advice and he has pulled some strings for me on occasion. He is great!</p>
<p>My major adviser has also been extremely helpful. I am blessed with a major adviser who is frank enough to tell me which classes and professors to avoid He has also helped me get to the interesting classes faster (“A and B are technically prerequisites for C, but if you take D instead you should be fine.”) and pointed out some valuable summer opportunities. The bad news: He is on leave this upcoming year and I have no idea how to survive without him…</p>
<p>Not surprised that the advisor never answered me back when I asked her this question:</p>
<p>“I understand that they are not replaced, but will I still graduate if I don’t get ALL A’s and B’s in the last 6 classes? Thank you for your time.”</p>
He has also helped me get to the interesting classes faster (“A and B are technically prerequisites for C, but if you take D instead you should be fine.”) and pointed out some valuable summer opportunities. The bad news: He is on leave this upcoming year and I have no idea how to survive without him…</p>